Petroleum and other liquids production (2024)

With 22.8 million barrels/day in 2024, the United States leads the world in petroleum and other liquids production, followed by Saudi Arabia (10.9 million barrels/day) and Russia (10.5 million barrels/day). The top 5 is rounded off by Canada (6.0 million barrels/day) and China (5.3 million barrels/day). Further down, Iran (4.6 million barrels/day) and the United Arab Emirates (4.5 million barrels/day) hold the next two spots. Iraq (4.5 million barrels/day), Brazil (4.3 million barrels/day), and Kuwait (2.8 million barrels/day) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, the United States is 8.2× as high as Kuwait (2.8 million barrels/day). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with four from Western Asia. Among these countries, Iran saw the largest year-over-year change at +12.3%.